As we outlined in February, a total of 14 teams projected to be taxpayers prior to an eventful trade deadline week, with the 16 non-taxpayers on track to receive about $13.8MM apiece in tax distribution money at that point. However, the Celtics, Nuggets, Suns, Mavericks, Sixers, Magic, and Raptors all ducked below the luxury tax […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers announced that LeBron James (left foot injury management), Marcus Smart (right ankle contusion) and Luke Kennard (left finger injury management) are available for Friday night’s contest against the Phoenix Suns, while Jaxson Hayes (left foot injury management) is out. Kennard was originally listed as questionable but is able to give it […]
Satou Sabally has agreed to sign a multiyear deal with the New York Liberty, her agent Zack Miller of WME Basketball told ESPN's Shams Charania, Alexa Philippou and Kendra Andrews.
ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins didn’t hold back in his playoff prediction for the Los Angeles Lakers, using a dead-bird analogy in his outlook on the Western Conference. Perkins isn’t buying into the hype surrounding LeBron James and the Lakers blowout win against the Phoenix Suns without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Perkins can’t see the Lakers […] The post Kendrick Perkins sounds off with ‘first-round exit’ Lakers playoff prediction appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Los Angeles Lakers will have home-court advantage in the first round, no matter the result of their final regular season game against the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Head coach JJ Redick and L.A. clinched a top-4 seed for the second straight season on Friday with their win over the Phoenix Suns and the Houston […]
Coach JJ Redick reemphasized on Friday night that the Lakers can’t be worried about their playoff seeding considering the circumstances they’re in. And that the seeding considerations for the end of their season “probably went out the window” after the loss to the Thunder on April 2, in which star guards Luka Doncic and Austin...
LOS ANGELES – Help is on the way for the banged up Los Angeles Lakers as Marcus Smart is set to make his injury return against the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Smart’s return comes at a crucial time when the Lakers are still fighting for playoff positioning in the Western Conference standings. Prior to the […] The post JJ Redick reveals Marcus Smart plan amid injury return appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Ten-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is finalizing a seven-figure deal with the Connecticut Sun, a team source confirmed to The Athletic. Griner, 35, averaged 9.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in a career-best 39 games with the Atlanta Dream last season. This story will be updated. This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Connecticut Sun, WNBA 2026 The Athletic Media Company
After losing both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves to injury, the Los Angeles Lakers struggled to find their footing, dropping three straight games. They are seemingly re-finding their form just before the start of the playoffs, however, picking up back-to-back wins in a 24-hour span. They first went on the road and beat the Golden […]
Marcus Smart was available for the Lakers’ home game against the Suns on Friday after being sidelined for the previous three weeks due to an ankle injury.
Because with that win, the Suns locked up the seven seed.
LeBron James added another milestone to his historic career on Friday night, becoming just the fourth player in NBA history to reach 12,000 career assists during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 101-73 win versus the Phoenix Suns. The 41-year-old made history early in the first quarter, firing a full-court pass to Deandre Ayton for an easy […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James joins Jason Kidd, Chris Paul in historic assist club appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Brittney Griner may not be the same player she once was, but her reported move to Connecticut could be exactly what the Sun need.
The Los Angeles Lakers completely dominated the Phoenix Suns on both ends of the court en route to a 101-73 win.
The Suns rested their stars and the gap showed.
Deni Avdija scored 35 points, Donovan Clingan had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-97 on Friday night to take the inside track for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. If Portland beats the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, the Blazers will secure their spot in the 7-8 play-in game on Tuesday in Phoenix against the Suns. Robert Williams III had 13 points and 10 rebounds as Portland outrebounded the Clippers 46-35 and won the turnover ...
Lakers LeBron James recorded 28 points, 12 assists and six rebounds as the Lakers defeated the Suns 101-73 on Friday, clinching home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs. Los Angeles improved to 52-29 and will finish as either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed in the West. The Lakers trail Denver by […] The post NBA Notes: Lakers, LeBron James, Sixers, Tyrese Maxey, Magic appeared first on Hoops Wire.
After picking up a road win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers returned home and hosted the Phoenix Suns in the second night of a back-to-back in their penultimate regular season game. Both teams were missing key pieces in this one, but it was an important game for the Lakers […]
